Maine Central class L 4-4-0

4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)Wheelbase46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) including tenderLoco weight110,000 lb (49.9 tonnes)Total weight184,000 lb (83.5 tonnes)Fuel typeCoalCylindersTwo
Performance figures
Tractive effort17,000 lbf (75.6 kN)
Career
Retired1925-1947
DispositionAll scrapped

Maine Central Railroad Class L locomotives were intended for main line passenger service. They were of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "2'B" in UIC classification. They were transferred to branch line passenger service as replaced by class N 4-6-0 locomotives beginning in 1899. Ten numbered 191 to 201 survived United States Railroad Administration operations to appear on a 1923 roster.[1] All were retired between 1925 and 1947 and were scrapped from 1945-1955 . None were preserved.

References

  1. ^ a b Robertson, Edwin B. (1977). Maine Central Steam Locomotives. Westbrook, Maine: Edwin B. Robertson. pp. 20–21.